Eyelash applicator



April 17, 1928. 1,666,116

4 E. C. BUNNELL EYELASH APPLICATOR Filed April' 192s F I 9. i

INVENTOR. Earl 651021261! Patented Apr. 17,1928.-

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Application filed April 9, 1926. Serial No. 100,987.

This invention relates to an eyelash applicator, and an object of theinventlon is "to produce a unique, useful and compactly arranged devicethat will be of especial concern to women, the device includmg acontainer for coloring material for eyelashes, an a plicator proper forworking the materi upon and into eyelashes, a spreader adapted to thefpurpose of removing suitable quantities o thematerial from thecontainer and tranferrin it to the applicator and an enclosing ha y ofCODVGIllGllt and desirable sha eand size for the contamer, ap licator anspreader. ore specifically, the invention has for its objects'to providean ap licator for coloring material which can e easily mampulated willbe eflicient' for its urpose, and will be of novel and improve design;to provide in connection with the a phcator, a container for colorinmateria, and a spreader which is simplieity itself and caable of ideallytransferrmg the exact preerred amount of material from the container tothe applicator; and to provide an enclosing body or carrier for thecontamer, spreader and applicator which can be menufactured at mlnimumexpense and W111 be reliable in positively retaining the removable partsof the device against accidental displacementj With the above objects innew, as well as others which will appear as the specification proceeds,the invention comprises the construction, arrangement and combination ofarts as now to be fully descnbed and as ereinafter to be specificallyclaimed, it being understood that the disclosure herein is merelyillustrative and meant in no way in a limiting sense, changes in detailsof construction and arrangement of parts bein permissible so long aswithin the spirit the invention and the scope of the appended claims. v

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a device embodying the features of theinvention;

Fi' 2 1s a longitudinal sectional view of the evice of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the spreader and its cap and a portionof the enclosing body or shell, showing the in the ot spreader removedfrom the container and enclosing body; 7

Fig. 4 is an elevational view on an enlarged scale of the device as whenthe applicator proper is arranged for use;

F1 5 is a perspective view detailing cer -v tain leatures of theapplicator proper of the device of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a detail of a modified form of applicator; and

a Fig. 7 is a detail of a second modified form of applicator.

With respect to the drawin and the numerals of reference indicatethereon, 10 denotes a cartridge or shell open at both ends and capableof functionin as the enclosing body of the novel device, and 11 denotesa container for eyelash coloring material snugly fitted in one end ofthe cartridge or shell 10, an inwardly extending bead 12, desirably madeby depressin a portion of the shell for its full circumier'ence,limiting the extent to which the container can move into the shell; thatis to say, the

bead provides a rest within the shell against which the bottom of thecontainer is adapted to lie. The to}; edge of the container is well ivithin the she as very clearly disclosed in covering cap for thecontainer, consisting of a head portion 13 and a skirt'portion 14 snuglyand removably fitted within the open end of the enclosing body or shelladjacent the container, is constructed to receive and retain a disk 15between said head and skirt portion, the marginal edge of the disk beingseated between the head and a shoulder 16 of the covering cap into whichboth the head and skirt merge. When the covering ca is inserted in theenclosing body or she I, the shoulder .16 obviously engages the beforementioned 0 en end of the cartridge or shell. A sprea er 17 passingthrough the disk and entering eyelash color.- ing material A in'thecontainer, is secured in position in the covering cap by means of anenlargement 18 upon an end of the spreader and between the head anddisk.

The appllicator proper, removably carried or end portion of theenclosing body or shell, may be a pair of tweezers or the likeconstituted by a base 19 and legs 20 of any preferred resiliency movabletoward and from each other. An enclosing naturally,

snugly and removably receivable in the other open end of the enclosinbody or shell, may constitute the means ordetachabl connecting theapplicator to the cartri ge or shell when positioned either entirely inthe shell, as m Fig, 2, or inserted for use, as in Fig. 4. To accomplishthis, the skirt 22 may be provided intermedlate its ends with anoutwardly extending bead 23, desirably made by expanding a portion ofthe skirt for its entire circumference, providing an annular groove 24within the enand the legs. 20 may be shaped base 19 to provideoppositely disposed protuberances or bul es 25 fitting in the groove. Aswill be 0 vious, either end of the skirt 22 may be first inserted in thecartridge or shell, depending upon whether the applicator is to be used,and the bead 23 will serve as a stop limiting the passage of theenclosing cap .into the enclosin body or shell.

he working ends of the tweezers or the like may be constructed as inFigs. 2,4 and 5, as in Fig. 6, as in Fig. 7, or in some other referredmanner. In Figs. 2, 4 and 5 each eg end is shown as provided withnotches 26 to detachably receive a ribbon B, the ribbons bein arrangedover the ends of the le s 20. In ig. 6 I have disclosed crayonsdetachablysecured to the ends of the legs as at 26'. In Fig. 7 one ofthe legs has a brush closing cap, adjacent the B secured to it.

It will be apparent that when the container, s reader and applicatorroper are associate with the enclosing b y or shell none of theremovable parts ofvthe device can become accidentally displaced.

To use the device, the enclosing cap is removed from theenclosing body,from the osition in which shown in Fig. 2, and re- 1nserted head endfirst, as in Fig. 4. The spreader is then manipulated to pick up somecoloring material from the container and the material is afterwardstransferred to the ribbons B, the crayons B, the brush B", or to someother device utilized. To aply the coloring material to eyelashes, theegs of the tweezers or the like are first posi tioned so that theribbons B are upon opposite sides of the eyelashes and are then graspedby the fingers of one hand and made to engage and 'move over theeyelashes. When using crayons B, these wouldlikewise be upon oppositesides of the eyelashes. When using a brush B" as in Fig. 7, the brushwould be at one side of the eyelashes and the leg 20 would be at theopposite side. Clearly, each leg could carry a rush. The applicatorproper and its retaining cap are so constructed that movement 0 theworking ends of the tweezers or the like to or toward each other willnot remove the removably situated in the other en a groove,

for the coloring material removably fitted in said enclosing body.. I

2. device of the character described, comprising an enclosing body openat both ends, a container for coloring material removably secured in oneend portion of said body, a covering cap portion and carrymg a coloringmaterial spreader adapted to enter said container, and an applicator forcoloring material reglolvably fitted within the other end of said 3. Adevice of the character described, comprising a shell having an inwardlyextending head, a container for coloring material within an end portionof said shell and resting against said head a covering cap for 'saldcontainer, a sprea er associated with said cap and removably located insaid container, and a coloring material a plicator portion of saidshell.

4. A device of the character described, com rising a shell having aninwardly exten ing bead, a container for coloring material wlthin an endportion of said shell and resting against said bead, a coverin cap forsaid container and removably fitted in said shell, a spreader associatedwith said ca and adapted to enter said container, an enc osing cap forthe opposite end of said shell, and a coloring material applicatorinserted in said enclosing cap.

5. In a device of the character described,

anv enclosing body, an enclosing cap'removably carried thereby, and acoloring material applicator carried by said enclosmg cap,

said cap having a skirt with'bead providing and said applicatorconstituted by a pair of tweezers or the like having legs with bulgesentering said roove, either end of said skirt being capab e of insertionin said enclosing b0 6. A device of the character described, comprisingan enclosing body open at both ends, a container for coloring materialremovably secured in one end portion of said body, a covering cap forsaid mentioned end portion spreader adapted to extend into saidcontainer for approximately its full length, and an applicator forcoloring material removably fitted within the other end of said body.

7. A device of the character described,

for said mentioned end a and carrymg a coloring material 1 1,cce,uo' I3" comprising an enclosing body open at both material carrying deviceupon a free end ends, a container for coloring material reportion of oneof said members, and said movably secured in one end portion of saidspreader being adapted to the purpose of body, a covering cap for saidmentioned end placing coloring material from said con- 1 I portion andcarrying a coloring material tainer upon said coloring material carryingspreader adapted to extend through approxidevice. matelythe full lengthof said container, and Signed at Bridgeport, in the county of anapplicator for coloring material fitted Fairfield, and State ofConnecticut, this 8th within the other end of said body, said apday ofApril A. D., 1926.

plicator consisting of a pair of members, a

connection between the same, and a coloring EARL C. BUNNELL.

